An Emerging Market's Reaction to Initial Modified Audit Opinions: Evidence from the Shanghai Stock Exchange

Contemporary Accounting Research

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 429-455

  Chen, Charles J P ^a   Su, Xijia ^a   Zhao, Ronald ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Emerging market; Independent auditing; Market reaction; Modified audit opinions

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040512832     PISSN: 08239150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1506/GCJP-5599-QUWB-G86D     Document Type: Article

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